Friday, December 22, 2006

Festivus! Yes, It's Tomorrow, But...

For the rest of us! Quickie readers know that I'm a big believer/celebrant of Festivus. It falls on Dec. 23 (tomorrow), which unfortunately is a Saturday this year. As most of you won't be logging on tomorrow, it would be an empty holiday without the annual "Airing of Grievances." So use the Comments section to air yours, about anything in sports this year (or, better, right now) that aggrieves you. Now, where's my aluminum pole... -- D.S.

Golfers, NASCAR drivers etc. being called "athletes" (I drive to the course to play golf on the weekends. I never real feel like I'm exerting myself in either circumstance)

Bryant Gumbel being allowed to play "sports broadcaster" just because of his media experience. (from his 1st game on thanksgiving. "And the running back runs for about 6 yards on that last play." it was 1 yard)

The lowest two teams in baseball (the last sport without a salary cap) should be relegated for the best two AAA teams. This would force teams like K.C. and Milwaukee to do what it takes to compete, and not just milk their fans for a profit.

Shut down boxing. Put all those resource efforts into the UFC.

Happy Festivus! Remember, no tinsel on the festivus pole....it's distracting.

RevScott~ I'll add Ted Ginn Jr. thinking he's Holmes, Glenn or Boston or Carter or Galloway.... I REALLY think he needs another college year, but- yeah, yeah, yeah, he could get hurt...blah, blah, blah. I still think he needs another year in school.

The freakin' whole Browns' organization. Enough said.

The whole Indians' organization, but especially Lerner...please sell your team to someone who has deep pockets and wants to win

UF, UM, USC fans-stop crying.

Underdogs in the college bowl games that don't even show up, let alone cover

Time Warner Cable

Overpaid professional athletes

"Celebrities" that feel the need to push their religious and political beliefs on us

Geez, thanks for that, Dan! I rarely get up on a soapbox. I'm usually bitching at my husband about stupid stuff

Grievance #1: I hate the NHL. I've hated it since I lost my beloved Whalers, but I hate it even more now that the ex-Whalers won the Cup and the Pens (great small market team) are moving. Go to hell, Gary Bettman.

Grievance #2: Will Al Davis hurry up and die?

Grievance #3: I'm still really happy about my alma mater's great football season, but WHY couldn't we have beaten Cincinatti to go to the Orange Bowl?? The Texas Bowl sucks.

Grievance #4: The World Cup was really fun for a couple weeks and the prelim rounds seemed pretty wild, but all those 0-0 ties really sucked the life outta the thing. I love to play soccer in my rec league with our 7-5 or 9-8 etc. scores, but the real thing sucks.

Grievance #5: TMQ does suck, and I'm a former fan who's had comments posted in the article.

Grievance #6: I don't think people should be bashing Simmons for letting his wife write in the articles. She's pretty funny. And I like to imagine what she looks like. She's a runner, I bet she's pretty hot. Or at least used to be before the kid.

Here are my grievances: 1) Michigan football fans and the non-stop whining after they lost to my bucks. Hey guys the field didnt lose it for you among many other excuses

2) Skip Bayless, Dan Shanoff, others in national media wanting lebron to leave cleveland. just bcause the team is playing poorly now does not mean ne is already looking at other teams he will want to play for. I guess i should be worried he will leave, his contract does expire this year..oh wait...

3) the people who work in cell phone kiosks at the mall begging and bothering you to sign up. will you guys pay the $150 or so for me to cancel my current plan? Oh you wont?? then fuck off

I'm late for this post, but it's still Festivus, and I just saw on Yahoo that Pat Croce has expressed an interest in buying the Knicks. He says Dolan hasn't expressed an interest in selling, but still...

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